One of my favorite things about my relationship is that we’re both artists and creators. Being able to watch Will create is so inspiring to me and it pushes me to focus more on my passions as well.

This year, we’ve decided to start a collaborative project together and I’m so excited to see where this takes us! We’ll be exploring Will’s music, my writing, and our shared art and videos as FoxxAndGem!

I love having such an amazing support system in my significant other that pushes me to experiment and create outside of my comfort zone. This is one of the main reasons I think I’ll ACTUALLY be able to finish my poetry collection this year and have the courage to share it with others.

I also love having the opportunity to watch Will as they develop more confidence in their music. They’re one of the most talented individuals I’ve ever met and I feel blessed to get to work beside them this year and for many more to come.

If you’d like to get to know a little bit more about us you can visit our website here – there you’ll find ways to connect with both of us and see some of the upcoming projects we have in the works!

Some of the things I’m most excited about are our shared blog, YouTube channel, and Etsy shop! These are still under construction at the moment but we have some really fun and interesting things planned and I look forward to sharing this experience with all of you!

Let me know if there’s anything in particular you’d like to see show up in our shop, blog, or YouTube videos! We love any requests for items or games to play during our Let’s Play videos!

I think I have finally written and compiled all of the poems I want to include in my poetry collection Crooked Letters to Crooked Lovers and now I’m starting to edit them all and format them the way I want them in the final version! It’s been really interesting to go through a lot of my older poems and revise them for this project and I’m really excited to see what the finished project will hold.

If you’d like to read some of the poems from the collection take a scroll through the “Poetry Collection” tab up top and let me know our thoughts!

Also, a little shameless self promotion, I also have a Patreon account set up which you can find here! If you don’t know what Patreon is let me give you a little run down of how it works.
If you’d like to support my art you can become a patron by pledging different amounts each month. I have different tiers of pledges listed out and each tier unlocks different rewards! The rewards are cumulative, meaning that if you pledge to a higher tier you also get the rewards from the previous tier! So as of right now, if you were to pledge $5 per month you would receive a personalized thank-you note mailed to you, access to my patron-only feed on Patreon where I post updates and polls, discounts on my freelance editing services, and, of course, my undying love and gratitude.

And if you becoming a patron isn’t for you that’s totally fine as well! You can always support my art in other ways such as liking my blog posts, interacting with me here and on other social media sites, and by spamming your friends with your favorite poems from my blog – I’m sure they’ll love you for it!

So now I head back to my desk and my binder and my favorite red pen and highlighter and edit the hell out of my thoughts, scribbles, and poems. Wish me luck.

Wow it felt weird to type that and honestly it probably won’t be until around April that I stop typing “2017” and having to edit it all.

I know I’m posting this a few days after the first, but I’ve been in bed sick all week and am just finally starting to get up and about again. I just wanted to take this time to wish you all a wonderful new year filled with excitement and lovely adventures!

I also wanted to make myself a little list of goals and resolutions to make this the perfect cliche New Years post.

So without further ado –

Some things I’m hoping to make solid habits in 2018:

less drinking

no smoking

yoga every damn day

60 minutes of cardio every day

10K steps a day

stop eating out

eat healthier

drink more water

read more for pleasure instead of just school books

make and stick to a budget

write more

craft more

establish a good nightly routine (take off my damn makeup and wash my face, do some yoga and de-stress from the day, all that good shit)

And some goals:

finish my poetry book and hit that damn publish button

feel happier and healthier

move out on my own

read 20(ish) books

establish my Etsy shop

establish my collaboration project with Will

I’ve set some pretty hefty goals for myself but I’m thinking if I work a little bit each and every day all the things I want to do are most definitely achievable. I’m also hoping to be more active on social media (including this blog) because I love writing out blog posts I just never really got into a good rhythm with it. So this year I’m hoping to find my groove and stick to it!

Let me know what your goals are for the year ahead or what your looking forward to the most! Also, if you have any book recommendations I’d LOVE to hear them – I’m always looking for something new to read!

It’s been a while since I’ve updated this site and I am truly sorry for that. Whenever my life spins a little out of my control the first things I lose my grip on are my favorite tasks. It’s been m o n t h s since I last updated here or on my Patreon or on my Etsy. But now I’m working to get back in to the swing of the things and gets some updates rolling out.

NaNoWriMo is next month!!! That’s exciting and also terrifying as some of my fellow writer may be feeling right now. My ultimate goal is to have Crooked Letters to Crooked Lovers FINISHED by the end of November (fingers crossed). Then I could start the printing process and make my final round of edits and add ons. I’m hoping to have everything wrapped up and ready to go by early 2018!

Here’s another poem set to be featured in the collection; a personal favorite of mine (and one you’ve already sneaked a peak at if you follow me on Instagram):

Even on the darkest nights

the earth still turns

spins

and wakes up again

My only hope is that you do too

As always, of you’d like to get inside looks at this project or support it in anyway my Patreon account is the place to go! (Plus I just updated all of my rewards and other patron goodies) Thanks for sticking it out through my scattered time frame and thought process.

I'm spending the day editing my book and making the final touches on some of the poems, order, and other small details!I'm honestly amazed with myself for how quickly this is coming together now that I actually have the energy to work on it.(Thank you Wellbutrin for making me feel alive again.)Here's another sneak peek at one of the poems that will be in the book; one that I feel suits how I've been feeling this week. Let me know your thoughts!